Anyone have real estate tips for finding a new house?
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern California, Sonoma Co.
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This, this! As a buyer you don't pay commission, and having a realtor search for what you want and need is the best way to discover the right properties – he/she will have access to all the available houses, and that's what you want.
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vancouver Island, Beautiful BC
Posts: 2,090
OP, your daughter is 20, how long do you think she will be living with you? I ask as my son is 20 and he is attending university 5 hours away and is only home now about 3 weeks a year. I think it best to find the best home for you and your dh first and fit your daughter in second, unless there is a reason we do not know about that means she will have to live with you for a long time.
I may be moving in three years. Things that will be important to me, may not be important to you, but here goes:
I want to following or the ability to add the following, in no particular order:
Fenced yard
No restrictions on number or type of pets
RV parking on my property
Mature fruit trees
Walking distance to shopping
No more than a 20 minute commute to work
Sewing and long arm room
Lots of big windows and lots of light
Bright kitchen with lots of counter tops - I currently have a bright kitchen with limited counters
Big laundry room, with storage and room for my deep freeze, preferably on the main floor
I may be moving in three years. Things that will be important to me, may not be important to you, but here goes:
I want to following or the ability to add the following, in no particular order:
Fenced yard
No restrictions on number or type of pets
RV parking on my property
Mature fruit trees
Walking distance to shopping
No more than a 20 minute commute to work
Sewing and long arm room
Lots of big windows and lots of light
Bright kitchen with lots of counter tops - I currently have a bright kitchen with limited counters
Big laundry room, with storage and room for my deep freeze, preferably on the main floor
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
#18
Go to www.rmls.com and enter your parameters. Choices that will suit your needs will come up.
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,139
The tree advise is great!
We just took a tree down from the front yard of our home. It was just a baby when we moved in 33 years ago, had a double trunk and towered over our house. The county agent came out and inspected it at our request. Her first reaction was that it looked healthy. A closer look showed her that there was a split in one of the trunks, which meant a stiff wind (hurricane force) could bring it down. Final verdict was that it had to go!
It cost us $2000 to take it down, but it was money well spent. The trunk that wasn't splitting was rotted more than halfway through - a disaster waiting to happen! As the upper limbs of the tree (about 18" circumference) were removed and dropped to the ground, our house literally shook.
I do miss that tree, though.
REGARDING the real estate agent: He or she works for the seller, not the buyer, so it is the seller who pays the agent. The RE agent has a fiduciary responsibility to the seller, not to the buyer, and can be sued by the seller if the RE agent strikes a side deal with you.
You may be able to find a "buyers agent" who can negotiate price for you with the seller and sellers RE agent. But the seller still pays his/her RE agent a commission, unless the home is a "for sale by owner", with no RE agent involved. If the house is listed through a realtor, though, the RE agent is still required to work in the sellers best interest, not the buyers.
We just took a tree down from the front yard of our home. It was just a baby when we moved in 33 years ago, had a double trunk and towered over our house. The county agent came out and inspected it at our request. Her first reaction was that it looked healthy. A closer look showed her that there was a split in one of the trunks, which meant a stiff wind (hurricane force) could bring it down. Final verdict was that it had to go!
It cost us $2000 to take it down, but it was money well spent. The trunk that wasn't splitting was rotted more than halfway through - a disaster waiting to happen! As the upper limbs of the tree (about 18" circumference) were removed and dropped to the ground, our house literally shook.
I do miss that tree, though.
REGARDING the real estate agent: He or she works for the seller, not the buyer, so it is the seller who pays the agent. The RE agent has a fiduciary responsibility to the seller, not to the buyer, and can be sued by the seller if the RE agent strikes a side deal with you.
You may be able to find a "buyers agent" who can negotiate price for you with the seller and sellers RE agent. But the seller still pays his/her RE agent a commission, unless the home is a "for sale by owner", with no RE agent involved. If the house is listed through a realtor, though, the RE agent is still required to work in the sellers best interest, not the buyers.
Last edited by cathyvv; 06-25-2016 at 06:59 PM.
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